Results for "Understanding Pharmaceutical Distribution"
A Dialogue on Healthcare Equity and the “Road Back from COVID-19”
On March 11, The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy, hosted a virtual summit about healthcare equity in the context of the nation’s ongoing fight to defeat COVID-19. The event featured important and unique perspectives from the women directing the Biden-Harris administration’s pandemic response as well as other public health, health policy and healthcare industry leaders.
Healthcare Distributors Playing Central Role As COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Accelerates
We have reached another pivotal moment in the fight against COVID-19: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate for emergency use. With demand for vaccines currently outpacing supply, the addition of a third candidate is welcome news for Americans. Most importantly, a one-dose option that only requires refrigeration will provide greater flexibility in delivering vaccines to more individuals, including those in underserved and rural areas, with the ability to scale up production exponentially as we move into the spring and summer months.
Driving the Future of the Healthcare Supply Chain
The Milken Institute’s 2023 Future of Health Summit brought together policymakers, patient advocates, healthcare workers and other leading public health experts to discuss critical issues shaping the healthcare landscape. As part of the event, Kirk Kaminsky, HDA Chairman and McKesson President of U.S. Pharmaceutical, joined panelists to discuss the future of the healthcare supply chain.
Rx Supply Chain Progressing on EPCIS Adoption for DSCSA, Yet Challenges Still Remain
Updated survey data released today by the HDA Research Foundation indicate that healthcare supply chain partners remain in the formative stages of establishing the interoperable transaction data connections required to comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) by November 27, 2023. However, some progress has been made since a previous survey conducted last spring.